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Compare 70/5 and 35/20

1st number: 14 0/5, 2nd number: 1 15/20

70/5 is greater than 35/20

Steps for comparing fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 5 and 20 is 20

    Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 20
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 5 × 4 = 20,
    70/5 = 70 × 4/5 × 4 = 280/20
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 20 × 1 = 20,
    35/20 = 35 × 1/20 × 1 = 35/20
  4. Since the denominators are now the same, the fraction with the bigger numerator is the greater fraction
  5. 280/20 > 35/20 or 70/5 > 35/20

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